Healthcare & Safety — Portsmouth, Iowa

Hospitals

HospitalRatingEmergency
MYRTUE MEDICAL CENTERN/A starsN/A

County Health Rankings

Adult Obesity0.35%
Adult Smoking0.166%
Uninsured0.0599752447%
Physical Inactivity0.244%
Excessive Drinking0.2490293506%
Poor Health0.155%
Children Poverty0.101%

Crime

Violent Crime RateN/A
Property Crime RateN/A

Emergency Services

ServiceNameDistance
PoliceHARLAN POLICE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
PoliceSHELBY COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE / SHELBY COUNTY JAILN/A mi
PoliceAVOCA POLICE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
FireHarlan Fire DepartmentN/A mi
FireKirkman Fire DepartmentN/A mi
FireWestphalia Fire DepartmentN/A mi
EMSMEDIVAC AMBULANCE RESCUE CORPORATIONN/A mi
EMSKIRKMAN FIRE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
EMSWESTPHALIA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTN/A mi

VA Medical Facilities

Traffic Safety (County, N/A)

Fatal Crashes1
Fatalities1
Fatality Rate (per 100K)8.5
Drunk Driving Crashes0
Pedestrian Fatalities0

Vaccination (County)

COVID Dose 165.4%
Fully VaccinatedN/A
BoosterN/A

Overdose Deaths (County, N/A)

Death Rate (per 100K)12.45
Sources: County Health Rankings 2025; FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024 (county level); NHTSA FARS 2023.